The life cycle of a box at Friendship Garden. An empty box is put on the playground.

At first the box is used in it’s original shape, children are able to get in and out of the box, at this stage the child can close the box or hide under the box. It is a car, truck, airplane, robot, house etc. It might be painted or colored on.

Next, the box begins to break down. It may not be quite flat but rather several sides might be ripped. It is used in new positions, held up by other objects.

The box begins to get torn up. It begins to become art material where the children color and or paint on it. It might become a map or a mask or whatever is in one’s imagination.

Inevitably the pieces get discarded or sent home as creative art. The process starts over!